Troy Andrews (basketball)

Troy Kenneth Andrews, OAM[1](born 1 December 1961) [2] is an Australian wheelchair basketball player and shooter, who has represented Australia at five Paralympics from 1984 to 2000. He was born in the New South Wales city of Broken Hill. [2] At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games, he came fourth in the Men's Air Pistol 2-6 - event.[3] He was part of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 1988 Seoul, 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta, and 2000 Sydney Games.[4] He won a gold medal as part of the winning Australian team in 1996,[4][5] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[6]

Troy Andrews
2000 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Andrews
Personal information
Full nameTroy Andrews
Nationality Australia
Born (1961-12-01) 1 December 1961
Broken Hill, New South Wales
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
1996 Atlanta Men's wheelchair basketball

References
  1. "Andrews, Troy, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. "Athletes at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Wheelchair Basketballers". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000.
  3. "Men's Air Pistol 2-6 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  4. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  5. "Basketball Chronology". Basketball Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  6. "Andrews, Troy: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.


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